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U.S. #4707

2012 45¢ Liberty

Four Flags

Issue Date: September 14, 2012
City: Washington, DC

Quantity: 85,500,000

Printed By: Ashton Potter

Printing Method: Offset

Perforations: Die Cut 11 ¼ X 10 ¾

Color: Multicolored

On a quiet Sunday morning, a flag fluttered in the December breeze over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. That flag would become significant because of events happening halfway around the world. It was December 7, 1941, the day Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Traditionally, the flag above the U.S. Capitol is changed every day. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gave orders that the same flag remain until Congress made a formal Declaration of War against Japan the next day, followed by Germany and Italy on December 11.

Roosevelt called it the “Flag of Liberation,” and the banner was carefully preserved. The flag traveled with the President to French Morocco, in 1943, when he met with Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Casablanca Conference. There, the leaders of the two countries decided to join forces to defeat the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

After the death of Roosevelt, Harry Truman became President and was given the Flag of Liberation. Realizing its significance, the President stood at attention as that flag was raised over the former Nazi capital of Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 1945. Truman said the flag represented the American people, “who are looking forward to a better world...”

This is a great album to start with because it pictures U.S stamps that are easy
to find and buy. Pages illustrated on one side only, high quality paper, every stamp
identified with Scott numbers. Includes history of each stamp. Affordable - same
design as Mystic's American Heirloom album.

Similar to standard American Heirloom album but includes mounts that are already
attached to pages, saving you time and effort. Sturdier pages than American Heirloom.
Includes Scott numbers and stamp history. This volume is for stamps issued 1935-1966,
over 600 stamps. Higher quality album than Heirloom.

On a quiet Sunday morning, a flag fluttered in the December breeze over the Capitol in Washington, D.C. That flag would become significant because of events happening halfway around the world. It was December 7, 1941, the day Japan attacked the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Traditionally, the flag above the U.S. Capitol is changed every day. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gave orders that the same flag remain until Congress made a formal Declaration of War against Japan the next day, followed by Germany and Italy on December 11.

Roosevelt called it the “Flag of Liberation,” and the banner was carefully preserved. The flag traveled with the President to French Morocco, in 1943, when he met with Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the Casablanca Conference. There, the leaders of the two countries decided to join forces to defeat the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

After the death of Roosevelt, Harry Truman became President and was given the Flag of Liberation. Realizing its significance, the President stood at attention as that flag was raised over the former Nazi capital of Berlin, Germany, on July 20, 1945. Truman said the flag represented the American people, “who are looking forward to a better world...”